Jusuf Wanandi
Jusuf Wanandi | |
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| Born | Lim Bian Kie November 15, 1937 Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, educator, newspaper co-owner |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Known for | Co-founder of Centre for Strategic and International Studies, advisor to President Suharto, co-owner of The Jakarta Post |
Jusuf Wanandi, originally named Lim Bian Kie (), was born on 15 November 1937 in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra. He is recognized as a Chinese-Indonesian figure in politics and education. He is also the older sibling of entrepreneur Sofjan Wanandi.
Education
Wanandi completed his junior high education in Padang before enrolling at the Jesuit-run Kanisius High School located in Jakarta. He earned his law degree from the University of Indonesia in 1960. Additionally, he participated in a Catholic leadership program led by Father Joop Beek. After finishing his studies, Wanandi took on teaching responsibilities at Kanisius High School and worked as an assistant lecturer at the University of Indonesia prior to dedicating himself fully to political activities.
Career
During the pivotal political upheaval in Indonesia between 1965 and 1966, which resulted in President Sukarno being replaced by Suharto, Wanandi emerged as an influential student activist. In 1971, he helped establish the Jakarta-based think tank known as the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he has remained engaged. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Wanandi acted as an advisor on political and foreign affairs to President Suharto and held the position of vice secretary general within Suharto’s Golkar Party. However, by the late 1980s, Suharto’s dependence on CSIS advisors, including Wanandi, began to diminish.
Starting in 1984, Wanandi served for several years as a governor at the East West Centre located in Hawaii.
He is also a co-owner and board member of The Jakarta Post newspaper and occasionally contributes articles.
In 2008, Wanandi was appointed as co-chair of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC).
External links
- Wanandi penned an autobiography detailing his political involvement during the Soeharto administration titled Shades of grey: a political memoir of modern Indonesia 1965-1998, which was published by Equinox Publishing in 2012.
- Jusuf Wanandi TokohIndonesia.com